Where does “skrumplever” come from?

skrumplever (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lever, from Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

skrumplever (Norwegian Nynorsk): cirrhosis (of the liver)

Definitions

  1. cirrhosis (of the liver)

Ancestry of “skrumplever”, step by step

skrumplever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklevera liver; liver; present of leva
2Old Norselifrliver
3Proto-Germaniclibrōliver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Norwegian Nynorsk skrumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrumpeoften with to shrink, shrivel, dry up
2Middle Low Germanschrumpen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →